About Forged Path Automation

Forged Path Automation delivers advanced robotic automation solutions to manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, turbine, MRO, and general industrial sectors. Furthermore, we help manufacturers increase throughput, reduce operating costs, and improve quality through process automation and precision manufacturing services.

Forged Path Automation specializes in advanced manufacturing solutions for the gas turbine industry. This industry provides critical power generation for aircraft and ships. We help manufacturers in this complex and competitive sector by increasing throughput, reducing operating costs, and improving quality through process automation and precision manufacturing services.

Forged Path Automation — Built by Process Engineers

Built by Process Engineers. Focused on Getting It Right.

Chris Urban founded Forged Path Automation after spending decades working inside manufacturing environments — on the floor, in the cell, and in the middle of real production challenges. Furthermore, Chris brings 25 years of hands-on manufacturing and leadership experience, growing multiple businesses from small subsidiaries to multimillion-dollar operations with global reach.

He has led complex facility expansions, international business development, and the successful launch and sale of multiple manufacturing ventures. In 2025, Chris launched this company to simplify and automate manufacturing processes — applying his deep expertise to deliver practical, turnkey solutions alongside his customers.

Over and over again, he saw the same gap in the industry: automation providers selling equipment without fully owning the process. Consequently, the company was created to close that gap.

We design, build, install, train, and support complete robotic cell solutions — taking full responsibility for the entire process from concept through long-term operation. There are no handoffs, no finger-pointing, and no disappearing after installation.

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Forged Path Automation Is a Process Engineering Company

At our core, Forged Path Automation is a process engineering company.

That means we don’t start with a robot and try to make it fit. Instead, we start with your process, your constraints, and your goals — then design automation that works in the real world. Every project begins with process engineering and system design to ensure the system is built around your real production requirements from day one. Moreover, from custom tooling through programming, training, and troubleshooting, we stay involved every step of the way. Additionally, the same people who design your system are the ones who help you run it.

Built for High-Mix and High-Volume Manufacturing

Traditional automation is often designed for high-volume, repeatable tasks — doing the same thing over and over again. However, Forged Path Automation specializes in something harder. In fact, most standard systems simply cannot handle the variation that real manufacturing environments demand.

We build automation for high-mix and high-volume environments, where variation is normal, flexibility matters, and systems need to adapt without constant rework. Furthermore, our robotic finishing automation and robotic cleaning automation solutions reduce human error, eliminate waste, and deliver predictable, repeatable results — even when parts, processes, or demand change. As a result, manufacturers get consistent output without rebuilding their workflow around the system.

Forged Path Automation — Small Team, Serious Experience

We’re intentionally small — and that’s a strength.

Our customers work directly with experienced engineers and decision-makers — not layers of departments. As a result, we move quickly, communicate clearly, and value long-term relationships over short-term transactions. Every solution includes custom robotic tooling and fixture design built specifically for your parts — not adapted from an off-the-shelf template. Therefore, speed matters — but never at the expense of quality. In short, you always know who to call and what to expect.

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We’re building more than robotic cells — we’re building trust, capability, and long-term partnerships. Therefore, if you’re looking for automation that’s built with care, supported fully, and designed for the real world — we’d like to hear about your process.

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Our Values: The PATH We Follow

Everything we do at Forged Path Automation is guided by a simple set of values we call PATH: Partnership, Accountability, Technical Excellence, and High-Performance Innovation.

P — Partnership

We show up, remain accessible, build trust, and support customers from start to finish. Consequently, our customers never feel left on their own after a system goes live.

A — Accountability

Our team is relational and not transactional. Furthermore, because of our size, we offer transparency, honesty, and follow-through at every stage.

T — Technical Expertise

Our engineers bring decades of experience to this industry with practical know-how — not just equipment. Moreover, that experience shows up in every system we design and every problem we solve.

H — High-Performance Innovation

Our systems are built for speed, flexibility, and real-world use — forging new paths in process automation with efficient, forward-thinking design. Additionally, we continue to evolve our approach as manufacturing demands change.We create efficient forward-thinking automation built for speed, flexibility, and real-world applications, forging new paths in process automation.

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